Lower Cape May had lost three straight at home, but  on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-8 to make it four. They lost  8-1 to the Cedar Creek Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Pirates this season,  with their most recent  loss being a  12-1  defeat  on Wednesday.
 Lower Cape May saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Ashton Ray, who  went 2-for-3 with one  stolen base, one  run,  and one  double.
As for Cedar Creek, their win bumped their record up to 9-2. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven  runs or more this season.
On Cedar Creek's side, they got a great performance from  Colin Rueckert as he  didn't allow a single  earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Rueckert has been consistent recently: he hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in three consecutive appearances.
 At the plate, Cedar Creek let  Nolan Scholder and  Nate Winterbottom run wild. Scholder  went 1-for-4 with three  stolen bases and two  runs, while  Winterbottom  went a perfect 3-for-3 with one  RBI. Scholder is  crushing it when it comes to  stolen bases: he's   snagged at least one every time he's  taken the field this season.  Richie Gonzales was another key player,  getting on base  in two of his four plate appearances with two  stolen bases and one  run.
 Lower Cape May has  already played their next  game (against Middle Township), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cedar Creek, they will head out to  take on Collingswood  at 11:30  a.m.  on Monday.
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